Russian letter “Ы“. How to pronounce.

Did you know that Russian letter “ы“ was formed from two letters “ъ“ (hard sign) and “i“ (и)? In medieval manuscripts, it is almost always found as “ъі“ or “ъи“. It is not a secret that the letter “ы“ is not the simplest one in the Russian alphabet to pronounce. There are two ways to learn how to pronounce the awkward letter “ы“: - Through the sound [i]: start pronouncing the sound [i] and then draw back your tongue. - Trough the sound [u]: when pronouncing the sound [u] try to stretch your lips to the sides (which are should be rounded when you pronounce [u]). Learn more about Russian vowel “ы“: how to say ы in Russian how to say soap (мыло) in Russian how ti say smoke (дым) in Russian how to say dust (пыль) in Russian
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